Chicago Tonight

In the latest installment of our series WTTW News: A Safer City, we tackle the issue of domestic violence. We examine state laws that protect survivors and meet a local woman providing...

The city’s plans on addressing the migrant crisis. A growing homeless encampment in Humboldt Park. And a local artist’s memories of growing up in Puerto Rico.

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How a Chicago-based corporation is getting more Black patients into clinical trials. Remembering Henrietta Lacks. A preview of the Bud Billiken parade. And future storytellers on violence...

Former President Donald Trump pleads not guilty to conspiring to overthrow an American presidential election as he continues to call it a political witch hunt. He’s asserting that his...

A proposed gas rate hike could mean you’re paying more. The deputy mayor for immigration on the migrant crisis. Former President Trump is arraigned in federal court. And Lollapalooza kicks...

Mayor Johnson denies moving migrants due to Lollapalooza. Breaking down former President Trump’s latest indictment. Why the loop is sinking. And a bus driver shortage impacting the start...

The latest on charges against former President Donald Trump. An internal investigation at Northwestern begins. Why some say Illinois is spinning into Tornado Alley. And creating more...

Our series WTTW News: A Safer City continues with the acting U.S. attorney for the Northern District of Illinois on his role in reducing gang violence. Plus, weakening gangs and...

How West Side residents are still recovering from flooding nearly a month after historic rainfall. We explore the media’s coverage of crime. And a national monument to Emmett Till and...

What the elimination of cash bail will look like. Sexual abuse allegations in immigration facilities. And capturing Cuba in a new photo exhibit.

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